in 1965 the death rate was 20 per cent per 1,000unemployment figures look set to rise because of the country's high birth ratethe East has the country's most serious violent crime rate

death rateíndice (m)or tasa (f) de mortalidad;mortalidad (f)

Britain had the highest divorce rate in Europethe overall divorce rate was 20 per cent

the failure/success rate for this exam is highel índice de suspensos/aprobados en este examen es alto

the course failure rate is 10 to 20 per centthe growing suicide rate among teenagersFinland has the highest suicide rate in Europethere is a close link between a rising unemployment rate and a rising suicide ratethe government says the unemployment rate fell last month

at a rate ofa razón de

it is increasing at a or the rate of 5% a yearestá aumentando a razón de un 5% al año;at a or the rate of three a minutea razón de tres por minuto

at a rate of five in every 30new diet books appear at a rate of nearly one a week

the population is growing at an alarming ratela población crece a una velocidad alarmante

at a rate of 20 knotsthe rate of production has doubledthe world's tropical forests are disappearing at an even faster rate than experts had thoughtat his rate of working he'll never finishthe rate at which hair growshis heart rate was 30 beats per minute slowerit lowers the heart rate and reduces the risk of heart disease

they felt, or at any rate Dan felt, relieved and still frightenedshe suggests that "sex, or at any rate gender, may account for the difference"I don't know exactly what he did - something in industry, I think; but at any rate he got a knighthood for itI don't think there's been an edition since 1977 - at any rate that's the one I'll be referring towell, at any rate, let me thank you for all you didcome early evening - after tea-time, at any rate

rate of climb(Aer)velocidad (f) de subida

it achieved a speed of 260 mph at 15,000 ft and a rate of climb of 2,200 ft/minit went 40 mph faster and it had a slightly better rate of climbrate of [consumption]we are seeking a reduction in the rate of consumption of non-renewable resourcesstatistics on the rate of alcohol consumption

rate of flow[of electricity, water]velocidad (f) de flujo

it depends on a number of factors, such as the size of the pipe, the fluid's viscosity, and the rate of flowat the present rate of flow, the first houses in the village may be threatened within the next two or three days

at a rate of knots[of person, vehicle]a toda pastilla (informal)

she was scribbling away at a great ratethey went charging off at a rate of knotsat a [steady] ratethe boat was still half a mile away, approaching at a steady rate/babies do not grow at a steady rate/ but in stops and startsat [that] rateat that rate the RAF would have been decimated by the end of the yearat that rate, she would be almost seven feet tall by then

at this ratea este paso

if things go on at this ratesi las cosas siguen marchando a este paso

at this rate we won't be home till midnightat this rate we'll be millionaires by Christmas!we'll never find what we're looking for at this rate

at the rate you're going, you'll be dead before longal paso que vas no vas a durar mucho

specially reduced rates for travellers using Gatwick Airportpensioners can travel at a reduced ratewith certain concerts we offer special rates for students and the unemployeda solicitor charges an average hourly rate of £90the [going] ratethe rent they pay is less than half the going ratewe have had to pay about twice the going rate but it's money well spentI want a professional consultation - I'll pay the going rate

the rate for the jobel sueldo que corresponde al trabajo

Our companies must compete at world level if our nation is to prosper.

We must pay the rate for the job

Surely it would be better to pay mps the rate for the job, so that they would not have to scratch around for other money in order to keep up a reasonable lifestyleinsist on the proper rate for the job and be prepared to take your skills elsewhere if they are not being appreciated at your present place of workwhen the media has criticised the big pay rises, the answer has always been that these bosses are only getting the rate for the jobthey should ignore Government exhortations to keep down wage costs in favour of /paying the market rate for the job/

rates of paysueldos (m)

they were attracted by the better conditions and higher rates of paythey paid their workers lower rates of pay than other employersthey agree with decent rates of pay for all workers

four thousand dinars - about four hundred dollars at the official rate of exchange

inflation raterate of inflationtasa (f) de inflación

the country has an inflation rate of only 2.3 per centattempts to keep down the rate of inflation

interest raterate of interesttipo (m)or tasa (f) de interés

the government insisted that it would not be panicked into /interest rate cuts/it's a very good rate of interest compared with the other banksthe Bank of England's interest rate is being cut by a full percentage point

rate of returntasa (f) de rentabilidad or rendimiento

the bonds pay a variable rate of returnthose paying the top rate of [tax]

soldiers were exempt from paying rates..the new council tax combines elements of both the community charge and the ratesfor a while fares in London were subsidised by the ratesa penny [on]/[off] the rates

how do you rate her?¿qué opinas de ella?;how do you rate his performance on a scale of one to ten?¿cuántos puntos le darías a su actuación en una escala del uno al diez?;she is rated fifth in the worldocupa el quinto lugar en la clasificación mundial

he came here rated 100th on the tennis computerour school was rated below average

these paintings are among his most highly rated worksshe rated the course highlyno wonder United rate him so highlythe mid-Victorians did not rate democracy very highlytelevision's most highly rated talk show

I rate him among my friendsle considero un amigo;I rate him among my best three pupilslo tengo por uno de mis tres mejores alumnos;most rated it a hitla mayoría de la gente lo consideraba un éxito

of all the men in the survey, they rate themselves the least fun-loving and the most responsiblethe film was rated excellent by 90 per cent of childrenrivals rated him a non-startershe rated herself a winnerhe is generally rated Italy's No. 3 industrialistto rate sth/sb [as] ...

I rate myself as fairly fitconsidero que estoy bastante en forma

its collection is rated as one of the finest in the worlddistance education was rated as the least effective teaching methodwe rate him as one of the best

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